launcher

noun

launch·​er ˈlȯn-chər How to pronounce launcher (audio)
ˈlän-
: one that launches: such as
a
: a device for firing grenades
b
: a device for launching a missile

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Starlink, the satellite company operated by his rocket launcher SpaceX, provides internet access in over 100 countries and territories around the world via its network of 7,000 low-orbit satellites. John Hyatt, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2025 Bosses' Explosive Sensitivity: Changed bosses sensitivity to equipment and grenade launcher from ~0.4 to ~0.25. Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 And so what if the first person who showed up to watch this experiment abruptly shot the only other member of the audience with a rocket launcher at point-blank range before turning his weapons toward the stage? David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025 The company will likely start off with a suborbital test flight of a launcher capable of boosting 500 kg to low-Earth orbit in reusable mode and 1,500 kg in expendable mode during the middle of next year. Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for launcher 

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of launcher was in 1911

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“Launcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launcher. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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